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OutFront Minnesota is a LGBT rights organization in the United States state of Minnesota. Its mission is, ''to create a state where lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are free to be who they are, love who they love, and live without fear of violence, harassment or discrimination.'' The organization is community-based, and uses paid memberships and other fundraising to support its activities, as well as receiving support from foundations and corporations. Each year, OutFront Minnesota sponsors the a lobby day in the state capitol in St. Paul, called "justFair Lobby Day". OutFront Minnesota led the historic effort to amend the state's Human Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity, a change which was finally achieved in 1993. OutFront Minnesota also led a successful three-year campaign to defeat an anti-equality constitutional amendment to bar Minnesota's same-sex couples from marrying. OutFront Minnesota provides a host of unique programs to support the LGBTQIA and allied community including Anti-Violence, Community Organizing, Legal, Education and Training, and Public Policy which includes lobbying the state legislature. OutFront Minnesota is a member of United ENDA, a national campaign to ensure transgender persons are included in national employment nondiscrimination legislation. OutFront Minnesota was one of the first organizations in the country to include transgender people in its mission statement. The organization works in coalition with approximately 30 state and national partners in the GLBT and progressive movements. In early 2008, OutFront Minnesota experienced the departure of its longtime founding executive director, Ann DeGroot, a visionary leader respected and admired statewide and nationally. Monica Meyer is the current executive director. OutFront Minnesota has a professional staff, is overseen by a board of directors, and works with hundreds of volunteers every year. The organization is a member of the Equality Federation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=About Us )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Member Organizations )〕 In 2015, OutFront Minnesota launched their "Minnesota School Pride GSA Network". The "Minnesota School Pride GSA Network" is a statewide GSA program created to create new connections between queer youth within the state of Minnesota. The Minnesota School Pride GSA is run by OutFront Minnesota staff member, Katrina Plotz. ==See also== * LGBT rights in Minnesota * Same-sex marriage in Minnesota * List of LGBT rights organizations 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「OutFront Minnesota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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